MANILA, Dec 2 — An impeachment complaint was filed today against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on allegations of corruption, breach of public trust and other constitutional violations, reported the German News Agency (dpa).
The complaint — the first against a vice president in the Philippines — was filed in the House of Representatives by a group of civil society leaders, former government officials, and sectoral representatives, including a family member of a victim of the controversial war on drugs unleashed by the vice president's father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.
"The vice president has reduced public office to a platform for violent rhetoric, personal enrichment, elitist entitlement, and a shield for impunity
"Her actions desecrate our institutions, and her continued grip on power insults every Filipino who stands for good governance and the rule of law," said former government official and complainant Teresita Quintos Deles.
The complaint was endorsed by left-wing Akbayan party representative Perci Cendeña, who said: "We cannot allow public office to be weaponised for corruption, violence and betrayal of trust. The Filipino people deserve leaders who serve with integrity, not rulers who exploit power for personal gain."
The impeachment complaint was filed more than one week after Duterte threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez assassinated if she was killed.
The threat came amid an investigation into the alleged misuse of 612.5 million pesos (RM46.3 million) worth of funds from the Department of Education.
Vice President Duterte resigned from her post as education secretary in Marcos' Cabinet in June, indicating a crack in the political alliance that propelled the duo to a clear victory in 2022.
— Bernama
